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Four Buncombe County Schools students have died from the impacts of Hurricane Helene, the superintendent confirmed. There are 21 other students the district is still trying to contact.

Buncombe County Schools confirm 4 student deaths from Helene, still trying to contact 21 others

MAIL AND VOTER ID. JUST SEARCH ELECTION, 2024. HEARTBREAK CONTINUES TO COME OUT OF ASHEVILLE. THE COUNTY SCHOOLS CONFIRMS FOR STUDENTS ARE NOW AMONG THOSE DEAD IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE HELENE AS WRAL'S ERIC MILLER SHARES OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND OR 21 OTHERS >> AS THE DAMAGE PILES UP AROUND ASHEVILLE, SO TOO, DO THE LAWSUITS EXTREMELY BROKEN HEART TO HEAR THIS SINCE THE STORM'S ARRIVAL, WE ALSO LOST 4 HOURS. >> DURING AN EMERGENCY MEETING FRIDAY, ONE CAN COUNTY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ROB JACKSON DIDN'T SHARE THE NAMES OR AGES OF THOSE LOST. BUT HE DID EMPHASIZE THAT HE'LL LEAN AND ITS AFTERMATH HAVE HIT HIS DISTRICT VERY CLOSE TO HOME LOSS OF ANY ONE DIMINISHES US. >> OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO MANAGE TIME. THIS LAST ACTS AND ALSO CONFIRMED THE 21 OTHER STUDENTS ARE STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR. WE HAD A STUDENT WHO LED THE HEARING. >> WE UNDERSTAND WE'VE ACTUALLY IT'S 2 TO 11. >> ALL THIS COMES AS CLASSES SHIFT. COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY. ONLY 13 OF THE DISTRICT'S 45 SCHOOLS HAVE ACCESS TO WATER NEEDS WHAT? I'M LOSING SLEEP OVER IT ON TERMS OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE. >> AND YOU KNOW, WHO IS HOPE COUNTY OFFICIALS CONFIRMED THURSDAY BUT EMERGENCY REPAIRS HAVE RECONNECTED THE NORTH FORK RESERVOIR. >> WHEN A 3G WATERS WHO WAS IN THE ASHEVILLE AREA TO THE COUNTY'S WATER SYSTEM, SOME NEARBY COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING PARTS OF BLACK MOUNTAIN AND SWANNANOA RECEIVING WATER FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'RE STILL UNDER A BOIL WATER ADVISORY TO PRINT IN. THE JACKSON SAYS THE DISTRICT IS NOW ALSO CONSIDERING REOPENING SCHOOLS WITHOUT WATER, BUT NOW HAS TO COMPETE WITH OTHER HARD-HIT AREAS FOR EMERGENCY RESOURCES, INCLUDING PORTABLE TOILETS THAT, YOU KNOW, PREMIUM TV WITH HURRICANE MILTON JUST WHEN

Buncombe County Schools confirms four of its students died during and after Helene

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UNC football player Tylee Craft, who inspired teammates as he battled cancer, dies at 23

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According to the Moore County Sheriff's Office, a deputy saw a man named Lowell Simon, 68, around 5:25 p.m. Thursday removing campaign signs from the roadside along Seven Lakes Drive in the West End community.

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Tickets will go on sale Friday for "Music for the Mountains," an Oct. 27 concert at Red Hat Amphitheater benefiting Hurricane Helene victims. WRAL is a proud media sponsor.


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The Music for the Mountains event is set for Oct. 27 at the Red Hat Amphitheater in downtown Raleigh.

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Shortly after UNC's 41-34 loss against Georgia Tech on Saturday, the team announced wide receiver Tylee Craft died.

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WRAL anchor/reporter Dan Haggerty examines the response to Hurricane Helene and the misinformation spread since it caused devastation in North Carolina.

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A month without a teacher. A local mother's discovery led to a 5 On Your Side investigation. WRAL 5 On Your Side looks into the statewide shortage of teachers and the impact it's having on students.

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Kim Wooten, an engineer and member of the state Building Code Council, has criticized recent changes to North Carolina's building codes, which she believes have weakened building standards and paved the way for more destruction in the next storm.

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After months of WRAL investigations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now working to determine if there is a connection between PCBs in Poe Hall and employee cancer cases.

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